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Alternative Christmas Fair Media Kit
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The 41st annual UBBC Alternative Christmas Fair will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 3rd. Thirty local, national, and international charities will take part in the Fair in UBBC’s Fellowship Hall, 411 S. Burrowes St., State College. 
Come to the Fair and visit the booths and displays set up by each charity! Fairgoers designate the charities they want to support and the amount they want to give to each. They can do all their year-end giving with just one check or credit card swipe! 
For alternative holiday gift giving, UBBC provides cards and envelopes to designate gifts in the name of loved ones or friends. This year, back by popular demand, visitors can also enjoy lunch at the Fair!
For those who can't attend the Fair in person, there is an online giving option. Visit the website between December 3rd and 17th to donate by credit card or download a form to give by check. 
The Alternative Christmas Fair has become a beloved local institution. Since 1982 a total of $909,885 has been raised for charity by this event. Make the season merrier by supporting the good work of these charities! Join your friends and neighbors at The Alternative Christmas Fair! 

Center for Alternatives in Community ​Justice
Centre County PAWS 
Centre County Youth Service Bureau 
Centre Helps 
Centre LGBTQ+ 

Centre Peace
Centre Region Down Syndrome Society 
Centre Safe 
Centre Volunteers in Medicine 
Centre Wildlife Care 
Church World Service 
Clearwater Conservancy of Central PA 
Dyslexia Reading Center of Central PA 
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre Co. 
Heifer International 

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Hope International Services

Housing Transitions

Interfaith Human Services

Jana Marie Foundation

Midstate Literacy Council

Out of the Cold

PA Interfaith Power and Light

PA Prison Soc. Centre County Chapter

Park Forest Preschool

Ridgeline Language Arts

RISE-Reading Is Enlightening

State College Food Bank

State College Meals on Wheels

Ten Thousand Villages

Tides Program

These are the organizations represented at this year's  Fair:
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